ECORAT Press Articles

E. von Maltitz (2009) Rodent post-harvest and crop field impact assessment trials in Namibia. Plant Protection News. 79:8.

F. Kirsten (2008) Development of Ecologically- based Rodent Management for Southern Africa. Plant Protection News. 78: 10.

E. von Maltitz (2008) Ecorat on Track. Plant Protection News. 77: 12-13.

P. Malebane (2008) Radio Tracking in Swaziland. Plant Protection News. 75: 8-9.

K. Mmushi (2007) New leap to rodent control. AgriNews: official newsletter of the South African Department of Agriculture. March 2007, p 9.

B. Gama (2007). Rat in your food basket. The Swazi Observer, 2 April 2007.

A. Shigwedha (2007) SADC looks at rodent management. The Namibian, 20 March 2007.

Anon. (2007) The Rat-Pack comes to Namibia. Die Republikein, 8 March 2007.

ECORAT poster

Press Release Namibia, February 2007

Press Release South Africa, February 2007

Press Release Swaziland, February 2007

Press Release Tanzania, February 2007

Press Release International, February 2007

ECORAT Science Articles

Belmain, S.R., Dlamini, N., Eiseb. S., Kirsten, F., Mahlaba, T., Makundi, R., Malebane, P., Maltitz, E. von, Massawe, A., Monadjem. A., Mulungu, L., Siwiya, E., Taylor, P., and Tutjavi, V. (2008) The ECORAT project: developing ecologically-based rodent management for the southern African region. International Pest Control. 50(3):136-138.

Rhodes H. Makundi, Apia W. Massawe, Loth S. Mulungu, Abdul Katakweba. Thomas, J. Mbise and Georgies Mgode (2008) Potential mammalian reservoir in bubonic plague outbreak focus in Mbulu District, northern Tanzania, in 2007. Mammalia. 72(3):253-257.

ECORAT Project Documents

Minutes of annual meeting, 2009

Ecorat 3rd annual meeting presentations

Annual report for 2008

Minutes of annual meeting, 2008

Ecorat 2nd annual meeting presentations

SADC Assembly talk September 2008

Annual report for 2007

Minutes of annual meeting, 2007

Minutes of inception workshop, 2007

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice questionnaire

Adaptive sampling protocol - to possibly use in rodent damage assessment of crops

Previous Publications and Further Reading

A.W. Massawe, W. Rwamugira, H. Leirs, R.H. Makundi, L.S. Mulungu, V. Ngowo and R. Machang'u (2008) Soil type limits population abundance ofrodents in crop fields: case study of the multimammate rat Mastomys natalensis Smith, 1834 in Tanzania. Integrative Zoology 3: 27-30.

L.S. Mulungu, R.H. Makundi, A.W. Massawe, R.S. Machang'u and N.E. Mbije (2008) Diversity and distribution of rodent and shrew species associated with variations in altitude on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Mammalia. 72: 179-185.

A.W. Massawe, F.P. Mrosso, R.H. Makundi and L.S. Mulungu (2007) Breeding patterns of Arvicanthis neumanni in central Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology. 46: 320–324.

R.H. Makundi, A.W. Massawe and L.S. Mulungu (2007) Reproduction and population dynamics of Mastomys natalensis Smith, 1834 in an agricultural landscape in the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Integrative Zoology. 2: 233-238.

L.S. Mulungu, R.H. Makundi, A.W. Massawe and H. Leirs (2007) Relationship between sampling intensity and precision for estimating damage to maize caused by rodents. Integrative Zoology, 2: 131-135.

A.W. Massawe, W. Rwamugira, H. Leirs, R.H. Makundi and L.S. Mulungu (2006) Do farming practices influence population dynamics of rodents? A case study of the multimammate field rats, Mastomys natalensis, in Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology. 45: 293–301.

R.H. Makundi, A.W. Massawe and L.S. Mulungu (2006) Breeding seasonality and population dynamics of three rodent species in the Magamba Forest Reserve, Western Usambara Mountains, north-east Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology, 45, 17–21.

A. Skonhoft, H. Leirs, H.P. Andreassen, L.S.A. Mulungu and N.C. Stenseth (2006) The bioeconomics of controlling an African rodent pest species. Environment and Development Economics, 11: 453–475.

Proceedings of the 9th International African Small Mammal Symposium (ASMS), held at the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania from 14-18 July 2003. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 135 (supplement): 3, 214 pp.

Aplin, K.A., Brown, P.R., Jacob, J., Krebs, C.J. and Grant R. Singleton (2003). Field methods for rodent studies in Asia and the Indo-Pacific. ACIAR Monograph 100; ACIAR, Canberra, AU. 223 pp. This book is available (in three parts) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, published by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Singleton, G.R., Hinds, L.A., Krebs, C.J. and Spratt, D.M. (eds.) (2003) Rats, Mice and People: Rodent Biology and Management. This book is available (in four parts) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 published by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

A.C. Heiberg (2006) Recommendations for rodent management interventions in the Republic of South Africa. 16 pages. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham UK.

A.C. Heiberg (2006) Recommendations for rodent management interventions in Mozambique. 14 pages. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham UK.

S.R. Belmain (2006) Rats and Human Health in Africa: Proceedings of an international workshop on rodent-borne diseases and the RatZooMan research project. 3-6 May 2006, The Pestana Kruger Lodge, Malelane, Mpumalanga Province, Republic of South Africa. 46 pages. Natural Resources Institute, Chatham UK.

BBC News 24 interview with S.R. Belmain on rising rodent numbers in the UK, recorded live on the 5th January 2007.

BBC World Service. Rats! a two-part programme broadcast within the One Planet series. The second 30 minute programme contains much material derived from the ratzooman project and scientists involved. The programmes were broadcast internationally on two separate occasions, in June 2005 and January 2006. The programmes have been permanently archived on the BBC website and were separately produced on a CD for limited distribution. You can listen to the programmes by clicking on the below links.
Rats! part one: New York
Rats! part two East Africa

BBC World Service radio programme on rodent pests in Mozambique from BBC production “In The Field”

Focus on Rodent Management (2002) New Agriculturist

Training video on Managing Rats in Rural Villages of Bangladesh in three parts. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

P. Taylor (2006) Managing urban rats and rodent-borne diseases in a squatter camp - the Cato Crest Model. Palmnut Post, 9(2): 18-20. Durban Natural Science Museum. Durban, South Africa.

P. Taylor (2005) RatZooMan: Durban’s Sharpshooter in the Rat War. Palmnut Post. Vol 8 no. 1. p. 14-16. Durban Natural Science Museum. Durban, South Africa

Public Health and the Ratzooman Project. (2005) RTD info Magazine Special INCO issue page 20. July 2005, 44 pages. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.

A. Bolowana (2004) Durban acts as rat problem grows, solutions to health risks explored. The Mercury February 9, 2004.

Anon. (2006) Disease threats as rodent numbers rise Independent Online News & Media. May 4 2006.

D. Abbot (2006) Rat problem tackled. eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa.

D. Abbot (2005) Eco-friendly Durban is Tops! eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa.

Anon. (2006) Health officials allay fears of rat infection. SABC News, South Africa. January 24 2006.

Anon. (2006) Rising rodent numbers pose serious disease threat. The Mail and Guardian 4 May 2006.

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